What is charged?

What is charged? Think of it like a balloon that’s been rubbed on your hair, it sticks to the wall or your arm because it has extra energy.

Imagine you have two friends: one likes to give out candies, and the other takes them. When something becomes charged, it's like one of those friends who either gives away or takes extra candies, in this case, tiny bits called electrons.

When you rub a balloon on your hair, some electrons move from your hair to the balloon. Now the balloon has extra electrons, and that makes it charged. The balloon is now like the friend who took extra candies; it can pull things toward it because of this special energy.

Your hair, on the other hand, lost some electrons, so it becomes positively charged. It's like the friend who gave away candies. Even though they're different, they still attract each other, just like how a charged balloon sticks to your arm or the wall!

So next time you play with balloons, remember: it’s not magic, it’s just tiny candies (electrons) moving around!